The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-09-23
How the News Was Received by Those
Most Intere,ted.

ment of the lower court is affirmed.
How the News Was Received by Those
Most Interested.
CHICAGO, Sept. IA Western Union
messenger boy came to the jail at half.
past ten O'Clock this morning with
message from Carl AXwanst, editor OF the
Ottaw 4 Head. for August Spies, with in.
structions to deliver the message person.
all:- to the condemned Anarchist or return
with It unopened. Jailer FoIse guessed
the nature of the message, and calling one
ot his officers to him, told him 10 take the
messenger upstairs and watch the delivery
of the dispatch. Spies took the dispatch
through the eel! bars, opened it nervously.
read it hastily, sighed, and then told
the boy there was no answer. A feeling
of dreadful suspense was meanwhile
passing through the minds of Spies COM
pGnions. for they had seen the messenger
boy deliver a telegram to Spies and knew
well its purpcrt, though they knew not
the mournful news it contained.
Soon the messenger boy and the jail Of.
ficer had gone, and instantly almost as
one voice each Of the other condemned
men inquired.
"What IS it, Spies:"
impressive answer given, and instantly
the last faint spark OF hope that has long
been glimmering in the bosorls Of the An
archiS:s was eXtinguished.
The announcement of the news caused
the most intense excitement in the jail
building. Captain Setback was notified
early of the decision, and soon an ad-
ditiOnal force of officers were
seen patroliEg the vicinity OF the
Jail. Detectives were al,o posted
on nearly every epproach to the place,
and every suspicious character was
watched. Even known newspaper men
had difficulty in getting access to the jail,
and none of them were permitted to inter
view the prisoners. Ferdinand Spies,
brother of August. received dispatch
from Ottawa es soon as the decision of the
court was announced. He FASTENED &c
Captain Blacks office, and there met Nina
Van Zandt and her mother, Mrs. Engel,
and half dozen more friends OF the con-
demned men. who had also received dis
patches from Ottawa.
Nina Van Zandr looked CHASTITY, tears
stood in her eyes, and her face was white
and drawn. Tears were streaming down
the cheeks OF Mrs. Engel, and all of the
others looked far worse than they have at
any time since the trial began. Indeed,
the verdict OF the jury in Judge Garry's
court was not the blow to the Anarchists
and their friends that the decision of the
Supreme Court has been.
Not since the returning of the verdict of
guilty in the Anarchists trial, nearly thir-
teen months ago, has there been such in
tense excitement i'll the city as was coca
stoned by the announcement of the de-
cision OF the Supreme Court. For months
the people have been waiting with fever
ish anxiety to learn what the Supreme
Court would do in the famous case. Now
that the opinion has finally been rendered,
feeling of relief is being experienced,
and outside of Anarchistic and Socialist:c
circles the verdict is universally approved.
A quarter of an hour after the news was
received, there were more detectives To-
Gated On the outs de of the jail building
than there has been since the dey of the
verdict, August 20. 1856. The policemen
in uniform about the jail had several ed-
ditious TO their number, who patroled the
to1r sides OF the building and drove away
the small boys who dared 10 approach and
peer Up at the barred windows of the pris-
on. Persons were not allowed to loiter
on Illinois street, in the rear OF the build.
ing, and the crowd kept marching up and
down, discussing the all-absorbirg topic.
VIII Get the Case Before the Supreme
Court Of the United States
CHICAGO, Sept. IA man whose sources
OF information are second TO none, hut who
insisted that his name should rot be used,
said to-day that the friends of the con.
demned anarchists are very confident Of
getting the case before the United States
Supreme Court.
ION what specific ground will tas
sCpersedeas be asked:"
THAT the Constitution was violated in
the unreasonable search made for evi.
cence. Why tae safe in TIA Hate lei.
ting Office was broken open and letters,
postal cards, books and ell sorts of papers
taken away. Then private houses we're
searched and private property taken away
IN a most reckless manner. Such things
would scarcely be permitted in Russia,
and the Supreme Court must take cogni.
zance OF the representations well support.
ed by proof furnished by the prosecution
itselfn
"Who viii be applied to. Which Jus.
tice.n
The attorneys a the case may know.
but doubt that they have decided. II
they have, no one will know until thu
superseadsas il Issued"